Massie Joanna

Joanna Massie

Graduate Students
Department of Political Science

massij1@mcmaster.ca

Area(s) of Interest:

@joannacmassie

Biography

Joanna is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University, where she is exploring deliberative minipublics (DMPs), representation, and public opinion. Her research interests include deliberative democracy, public policy, and Canadian and comparative politics. She is a Fellow in the Digital Society Lab at McMaster University, and a former Research Fellow in the Public Engagement in Health Policy Project.

Joanna previously worked at MASS LBP in Toronto, Canada, where she ran long-form deliberative panels, and The Royal Society of Arts (The RSA) in London, UK, where she led a program to increase engagement in health and public services. She completed her MA in Political Studies at Queen’s University, and her BA in Social Policy at University of York, UK.

Supervisor: Dr. Clifton van der Linden

Committee Members: Dr. Karen Bird (McMaster University), Dr. Jonathan Rose (Queen's University)

Education

2020 - Present: PhD Political Science: Comparative Public Policy. McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

2019 - 2020: MA Political Studies. Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

2007 - 2010: BA (Hons) Social Policy. University of York, York, UK.

Teaching

Teaching Assistant

POLSCI 2C03: Force and Fear, Crime and Punishment. McMaster University, Fall 2020.
POLS242: Comparative Politics: Contemporary Regimes. Queen's University, Winter 2020.
POLS110: Introduction to Politics and Government. Queen's University, Fall 2019.

Research

Research Positions

Project Director, CIVDEM@MAC (Partnered Learning Pathway in Elections, Engagement, and Democratic Vitality). September 2022 - ongoing.
Project Lead, Polimeter: Ontario 2022-2026. June 2022 - ongoing.
Research Assistant, Public Engagement in Health Policy Project. McMaster University, January 2021 - ongoing.
Doctoral Fellow, Digital Society Lab. McMaster University, Fall 2020 - ongoing.
Research Fellow, Public Engagement in Health Policy Project. McMaster University, May - December 2021.
Dean's Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Queen's University, Winter 2020.

Publications and articles

Simon Hix, Clifton van der Linden, Joanna Massie, Mark Pickup, and Justin Savoie. Where is the EU–UK relationship heading? A conjoint survey experiment of Brexit trade-offs. European Union Politics, 2022. (Refereed)
Dhamanaskar, R., J. Abelson, K. Boothe, J. Massie, J. You, D. Just, and G. Kuang. Trends in Public Engagement in Canadian Health Policy from 2000 - 2021: Results from a Comparative Descriptive Analysis. Public Engagement in Health Policy, 2022. (Non-refereed)
Joanna Massie and Katherine Boothe. Recruiting for Engagement in Health Policy. Public Engagement in Health Policy, 2022. (Blog)

Talks

Deliberating with purpose? Deliberation as a method of public engagement in health policy. On 'Rethinking Public Engagement: Representation, Inclusion, and Legitimacy' (Panel). Presented at Reimagining public engagement in a changing world. Hamilton, Canada: 22 September 2022.
Do mini-publics reflect the mass public? Patterns of participation for deliberative mini-publics. On 'Inclusion, Equality, and Representation in Democratic Innovations' (Panel). Presented at American Political Science Association Annual Conference 2022. Montreal: 16 September 2022.
Bridging the gap between mini and mass publics: who volunteers for deliberative mini-publics? Presented at Deliberative Democracy and Public Opinion Summer School 2022. Turku, Finland: 20-22 June 2022.
Trust in Deliberative Democracy: Understanding Who Volunteers for Deliberative Mini-Publics. On 'Traditional and Online Forms of Political Participation' (Panel). Presented at Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference 2022. Online: 1 June, 2022.
Safety First? Public Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccinations. On 'COVID-19 Monitor: Surveying Public Attitudes Concerning the Policy Response to the Pandemic' (Panel). Presented at Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference 2021. Online: 7 June, 2021.
"Public responses to pandemic policy interventions: a survey of findings from the COVID-19 Monitor project." Digital Society Lab. Research In Progress Seminar Series. McMaster University. Hamilton, ON: 10 February 2021.